Category: Business & Tech

In China, bankruptcy was supposed to offer a second chance. But in Shenzhen’s pilot system, creditors hold the votes, courts set impossible thresholds, and debtors like Chen leave the courthouse still carrying everything they came in with.

Millions of young Chinese are typing their birth dates into chatbots that finally seem to understand. In a country of 1.4 billion, loneliness has found a new confidant.

In a world of fragmented social lives, AI toys promise something real pets and people can’t: companionship without the mess. But as users call their devices “mom,” the line between comfort and substitution quietly disappears.

The world generated 62 million tonnes of e-waste in 2022 and Hong Kong led Asia with the highest per-person output. Inside discarded phones and laptops lies both a toxic hazard and a US$91 billion opportunity.

As patients in China increasingly self-navigate their health decisions, healthcare workers feel the strain. Experts warn the hidden costs fall on the broader healthcare system.